(a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 54, Subchapter B, Tuition Rates. These rules establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, §54.231(c) and (d) (previously §54.060(c) and (d)), Resident of Bordering State or Nation or Participant in Student Exchange Program: Tuition.
(b) The purpose of the reciprocal educational exchange program is to enable Texas students of participating institutions to afford to participate in exchange programs with foreign institutions in order to help them better understand the culture, language, needs, and expectations of other nations of the world.

Source Note: The provisions of this §21.901 adopted to be effective January 3, 1992, 16 TexReg 7487; amended to be effective July 21, 1992, 17 TexReg 4881; amended to be effective January 5, 1994, 18 TexReg 9851; amended to be effective November 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 11358; amended to be effective August 10, 2000, 25 TexReg 7353; amended to be effective November 28, 2004, 29 TexReg 10776; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1330